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2) Benchwarmers
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Series
Benchwarmers volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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Description
Told in two voices, Jeff stands by his teammate, Andi, who fights to get on the sixth-grade soccer team and then must face opponents who target her for being a girl.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?"--
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Series
Comeback kids volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
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Description
Twelve-year-old Jake must leave his championship soccer team to play on a team with a losing record when his family moves to a neighboring town.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
Eighth-grade soccer forward Nick Osborne and his teammates are highly competitive but, with help from his soccer-playing aunt, Nick begins to see that good sportsmanship is more important than winning. Includes a recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and the real story behind the novel.
12) Throwing stones
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
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Description
In 1923, in Pierre, Indiana, fourteen-year-old Andy realizes a dream when he makes the high school basketball team, but when an accident keeps him from playing, he ventures into journalism and begins to understand the meaning of sportsmanship.
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"At gymnastics practice, Omar tries hard and has fun, but some of his moves are still wobbly. He worries that his friends are better at cartwheels and handstands than he is. But then, Omar gets a surprise when he learns that he has something to teach them, too! In Omar Pratt, On the Mat, you'll be rooting for Omar as he learns about teamwork!"--provided by publisher.
15) Home team
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Emma has grown to hate netball because she thinks the coach and other girls dislike her, but everything changes when she switches to a new school and team.
17) Takedown
Author
Series
Winning season volume 8
Publisher
Viking
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Seventh-grader Donald, living with his parents in New Jersey, is determined to master wrestling but discovers that to win at the sport he must learn to control his temper.
18) Willy the scrub
Author
Series
Scrub series volume 1
Publisher
Darby Creek Pub
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Willy and his friends have just started 5th grade and they want to be part of the 'in' crowd, the jocks. The fall football season leaves Willy a benchwarmer, or scrub, but he goes out for wrestling in the winter and things begin to change.
19) Tryout trouble
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"Katie Flanagan is a star striker on Peabody's soccer team. Her strength is in her legs! When she tries out for the basketball team, she finds that her upper body is not as strong. Then Katie is bullied by another girl for her performance. Can Katie balance her strengths and weaknesses to find success? And are good teams made of only the best players?" --
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
660L
Formats
Description
Sam is proud that his touchdown in the final play of a game left his football team undefeated, but when a video recording of the game reveals that the touchdown was scored illegally, he and the other Cowboys must decide whether to reveal the truth. Includes facts about a similar situation faced by Cornell University's team after a game with Dartmouth in 1940.
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